Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Wednesday that inspectors are continuing their work in Iran but have not been granted access to the three sites targeted by U.S. airstrikes in June.
Speaking to reporters in New York, Grossi said the agency is “trying to put things back in order,” adding that while inspections are ongoing, they do not yet cover all the locations that the IAEA deems necessary.
“We are conducting inspections in Iran, not at all the sites where we should be, but we are gradually returning,” he said. “We are not inspecting the places that were affected [by the strikes]… we are in discussions with Iran.”
When asked whether the agency had observed any unusual or suspicious activity, Grossi replied, “We do not see anything that would lead us to assume there is any substantive work taking place there.”
He clarified that the sites under discussion are “large industrial facilities with ongoing movement and activity,” stressing that this “does not mean enrichment activity is occurring.”
The IAEA continues to monitor Iran’s nuclear program amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to revive cooperation between Tehran and the agency following months of restricted access to nuclear sites and reduced transparency.
